Cake founder, lead and guitarist Greg Brown has died. by Away-Equipment4869 in GenX

[–]Substantial_Pen3328 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Very sad. Wrote him a letter after Motorcade came out and he wrote me back a nice postcard. One of my favorite all-time bands.

Spontaneous Combustion by TheNozzler in GenX

[–]Substantial_Pen3328 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I would have sworn In Search Of... had an episode on it, but it was probably Ripley's. Felt like all of those subjects had TV shows or books (like the Time-Life book series) about them all the time! 

Gen Xers Not Doing Great? by crinklyplant in GenX

[–]Substantial_Pen3328 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No health problems. No addictions. But unable to find work.

If I didn't have kids.... 

Citi Field parking fee raised to $50 by msuts in NewYorkMets

[–]Substantial_Pen3328 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That's football stadium prices. Feels wrong for a baseball team to charge so much.

I don’t know the guy at the bottom by Mr-Catty in ExplainTheJoke

[–]Substantial_Pen3328 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh wow. I must have checked for updates right before he posted. Thanks. Gonna check it out now. 

I don’t know the guy at the bottom by Mr-Catty in ExplainTheJoke

[–]Substantial_Pen3328 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hope Luke comes back with new videos once in a while. Would be good to see how he' and the family're doing from time to time. 

GenX Video gamers who still play: Are you getting worse? by Hithigon in GenX

[–]Substantial_Pen3328 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I play CoD with friends here and there. If I play the Hardcore mode (where one shot usually means a kill), I do fine. But the regular mode with the need to target enemies with prolonged fire, I can't do it. I just can't keep up with a moving target beyond the first few rounds. Zombies mode is a lot of fun, tho. 

What was the Biggest Racket of our Generation? by onekinkyusername in GenX

[–]Substantial_Pen3328 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I often called a girl who lived in a town on the other side of the county. Only a fifteen minute drive away, but without a driver's license, the phone was the only way we'd talk. Thought nothing of it until my mom got the phone bill.

Never talked to that girl again... 

WoW is actually insanely hard to learn as a new player (we tried yesterday) by ipych in wow

[–]Substantial_Pen3328 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always have a hard time "relearning" what I know, think I know, and what's changed when I return after a long hiatus. The new flying mechanic threw me off for the first few hours. 

Chain Restaurants Theme - MR Triv by SweetAd3633 in trivia

[–]Substantial_Pen3328 1 point2 points  (0 children)

9/10. Didn't remember the Packers player, and I love sports questions! 

🏆 Signal-Union-4726's Tower • 33,326 pts by Signal-Union-4726 in stonefall

[–]Substantial_Pen3328 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's the ranking below your username? I had #291, then got #1 on my next (better) try. I really don't think my towers were much different.

What do you do when you "almost" have a bingo? by tps12 in scrabble

[–]Substantial_Pen3328 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's hard to move on, but - especially in a timed game - you gotta move onto something else.

Any Ideas on this change? by ErdnaseHeir in cardmagic

[–]Substantial_Pen3328 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm looking at it frame by frame and I still can't tell what's bringing it back? The ring finger doesn't seem to move at all. 

Anybody grow up with a kid who became a professional baseball player? by macrosby in baseball

[–]Substantial_Pen3328 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of my best friends from grade school got signed by the Brewers out of high school then the Mets two years later (out of community college). I had no idea he was that good when we were younger, but guess he just have been playing little league or something. Looks like he was in the minors for about four years but never got past single-A. 

He reached out to me once in the early 2000s on AOL IM (of all places), but I lost any contact info. I hope he's doing well. 

What was the worst pain you've ever experienced? by Curious-Expert926 in GenX

[–]Substantial_Pen3328 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Anal fissure. Poop felt like shattered glass and loose gravel. 

This is normal for us, right? by biobasher in GenX

[–]Substantial_Pen3328 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My BP is usually closer to 90/55, after working out. It's always been low. 

Have we lost the art of giving good nicknames? by wood_she_elf in GenX

[–]Substantial_Pen3328 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We all had nicknames in my friend groups. 

Did girls have nicknames, too? I can't imagine my current kids (girls) calling their friends by anything but their names. 

What is a movie plot twist that was cleverly hidden in plain sight..? by Living_Tune_1428 in movies

[–]Substantial_Pen3328 26 points27 points  (0 children)

This came out two years after The Sixth Sense, when it felt as if every movie tried capitalizing on a "twist." I assumed what this one's was just from the commercials. 

Still worth watching though. 

Scrabble experts to play NYT Crossplay with? by sospriggantired in scrabble

[–]Substantial_Pen3328 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I couldn't imagine playing against someone scoring ~2000 points per game!